Chase Elliott and the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team knew from the jump that Sunday\\\"s NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway was going to be contested one. Mother Nature at the \"Monster Mile\" certainly proved as such.

Chase Elliott put together one of the best performances of his NASCAR Cup Series career at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Chase Elliott will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday’s Cup race at Dover Motor Speedway after rain canceled Cup practice and qualifying Saturday. The starting lineup was set by the metric, which factors in 70% from the driver’s finish the previous weekend and 30% based on the car owner points.

Chase Elliott shared his thoughts on the race at Dover Motor Speedway prior to the start. The Hendrick Motorsports driver started the race from pole position after rain washed out both practice and qualifying that were scheduled to take place on Saturday (July 19).

The weather just would not clear up at Dover Motor Speedway. As a result, Chase Elliott is on the pole for Sunday’s race. Elliott has started on the pole at Dover twice and finished P5 in both of those races.

Chase Elliott has been awarded the Busch Light Pole Award via the qualifying metric at Dover Motor Speedway after both practice and qualifying were canceled on Saturday. He\\\"ll roll off from the top spot for Sunday\\\"s NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (2 p.

And, although the No. 9 did not lead every lap, after surviving a late challenge from the likes of Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin, Elliott converted his pole into the stage win after 120 laps of action. Rounding out the top 10 were Chase Briscoe, Ty Gibbs, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and Kyle Larson, who rose 15 spots during the opening stage.